Be Kind, Avoid Initials
Some writers are so familiar with their own topic area that they tend to jump from A to C, assuming that the reader will be able to follow....
Read MoreIncomplete and Incorrect Comparisons
Good writing is clear and concise. Incomplete and incorrect comparisons take away from clarity, and should therefore be avoided. Yet many...
Read MoreThe Serial Comma
Debates about the serial comma are fierce and ongoing. I myself am a fan of the serial comma, the comma that is used right before a...
Read MoreFurther or Farther?
What’s the difference? Well, there’s none. Further and farther are interchangeable. This was not always so. Farther used to be used to...
Read MoreFewer or Less?
Use fewer with countable nouns, less with uncountable nouns. For example, There were fewer students in class today and I ate less than...
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